I'm so glad I finally got a chance to read this. You did a fantastic job, not only of conveying their emotions but the times they lived. It makes you grateful that The Troubles are over but I couldn't help but compare the IRA and their tactics to the terrorists of today. Americans, especially in the N.E. were very sympathetic to the Cause at the time but really, their methods- the car bombs and destruction weren't different from the very terrorism we now fear here in the U.S. You manage to walk the fine lines in this story very well. It was possible to still root for Edward while not approving of what he did. If I hadn't already known you were American, I would've believed this was written by someone in Ireland/the U.K. The words and accents were spot on. I'm so glad E&B (and R&E and A&J) got their HEA. James and Victoria's fates were a sad reminder of how many didn't in those days.